Earlier this month, Taylor Swift announced the imminent release of her 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, causing mass excitement among Swifties the world over. The album, set to drop on October 3, is produced by Max Martin and Johan Shellback, two producers who last worked with Taylor on her 2017 album, Reputation.
Since that album, Taylor has worked extensively with fellow musician Jack Antonoff, going so far as to call him "musical family", so it came as a surprise when the Bleachers frontman wasn't a part of The Life of a Showgirl.
As they are prone to, Swifties went wild speculating why Jack wasn't the producer on Taylor's upcoming album, musing on why she has returned to her former collaborators. Neither Jack nor Taylor has commented on the change, but Taylor did share that she had worked on the album while on tour in Europe, flying to Sweden, where Martin and Shellback are based, so it could simply be logistical reasons that Jack isn't part of the production team on the new release.
That said, it hasn't put a halt to speculation of a falling out between Jack and Taylor, with a post from the producer, celebrating Sabrina Carpenter's new album, leading Swifties to believe it's a subtle dig.
A swipe at Swift?
Jack Antonoff produced Sabrina's new album, Man's Best Friend, working on the album at Soho Farmhouse in the Cotswolds. He shared a series of photos of the process, writing a lengthy caption, noting: "SC is the future!", echoing a previous sentiment which saw him call the popstar "without a doubt the voice and writer of her time".
Though Swifties love to speculate on feuds and fallings out, we're inclined to say there's no bad blood between Taylor and Jack – and certainly no rivalry between Taylor and Sabrina, with the duo even collaborating on a track on Taylor's new album.
Sabrina also took to Instagram earlier this week to celebrate Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement, reposting Taylor's announcement alongside 10 hearts.
While Jack didn't publicly send his congratulations, he did 'like' the post, and we have no doubt he sent his well-wishes privately. We'll be waiting with baited breath to see if he posts about The Life of a Showgirl when it finally drops in October…